To understand the importance of sustainable developmentTo acquire a reasonable knowledge on the legal frameworks pertaining to pollution control and environmental management To comprehend the role of NGOs in attaining sustainable development To understand the issues and challenges while providing for energy, food security and health equity

Syllabus

Week 1
1. Introduction to sustainable development goals
2. Global responsibility of environmental concern
3. Importance of environmental preservation
Week 2
4. Environmental threats
5. Pollution and its types
6. Effects of Pollution
Week 3
7. Pollution control
8. Treatment of wastes
Week 4
9. Case study – NGO working on environmental wastes – collection and segregation
10. Case study – NGO working on environmental wastes - treatment
Week 5
11. Role of NGO’s in national development
12. NGO’s and participatory management
13. Challenges and limitations of NGO’s
14. Community Development programmes
15. Role of NGO’s in Community Development programmes
Week 6
16. Participation of NGO’s in environment management
17. Corporate Social responsibility
18. NGO’s and corporate social responsibility
19. Case study – NGO working on community development
20. Case study – NGO working on national projects
Week 7
21. Issues and Challenges of Sustainable Development
22. Bioenergy, Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Poor in Sustainable Development
23. Protecting ecosystem services for sustainable development
24. Non-renewable sources of energy and its effect
25. Renewable sources of energy for sustainability
Week 8
26. Nuclear resources and Legal Regulation of Hazardous Substances
27. Sustainable Development: Programme and Policies
28. Sustainability assessment, Indicators and targets
29. Case study – NGO working on energy
30. Case study – NGO working on rural ecosystem protection
Week 9
31.Civil Society Initiatives in Environment Management -Man and environment: reflections on deep ecology
32.Civil Society Initiatives for Sustainable Development
33.Global Initiatives in Protecting Global Environment
34. World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg Summit 2002)
35.Ecological economics
Week 10
36.Environmental sustainability
37.Social inclusion, Health for all, education for all, Food security and Water security
38. NGOs and Sustainable Development strategies
39. Case study – NGO working on sustainable development
40. Case study – NGO on international projects
Week 11
41. Need for a Legal framework and its enforcement
42. Legal measures to control pollution
43. Legal Enforcement and Eco criticism
44. Environmental Legislation In India
45. Mechanism to implement Environmental Laws in India
Week 12
46. Legal Protection of Forests Act 1927, Legal Protection of Wild Life
47. Role of NGO’s in implementing environmental laws
48. Challenges in the implementation of environmental legislation
49. Case study – NGO on Forest protection
50. Case study – NGO on Wild life preservation